Echegaray (crater)

Echegaray

MESSENGER WAC image of Echegaray
Feature type	Central-peak impact crater
Location	Victoria quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	43.48°N 20.22°W / 43.48; -20.22
Diameter	63 km (39 mi)
Eponym	José Echegaray

Exaggerated color image

Echegaray is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. Echegaray is named for the Spanish dramatist José Echegaray.^[1]

To the south of Echegaray is Gluck crater. To the east is Monet, and to the northwest is Sor Juana.

References

1. "Echegaray". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 14 July 2020.